Window-washer.



GY. DI GIOVANNI. WINDOW WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED 00121, 1912.

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WINDOW WASHER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 1, 1912.

Patented Dec. 9; 1,913.

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WINDOW. WASHER.

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Be it lmovvn that ll, @verrerie lili Gro intimi, a subject of the Kin-gofdtaly, and .a resident of 'the city not hltvv idorlr, borough oit thebronx, in the county and @tate of New York, have invented a new andIprored .li/VindoW-Washer, oit `which `,the follovving is a iull, clearland yenact description.

This invention relates to improvements in window Washers, and has for anyobjeet to provide an improved structure which may be `adjusted inposition and tlienl reiterated until the Window tc which it is cbnneeted`has been ,tho-roughly cleaned. t

it iturther object of the invention is to .provide a Window vWasheradapted to .operate on either side of the -vvindovvt and tc properlymove across the Window lupon a back and forth movement oit manuallyoperated cords. 1 i

ln carrying out the objects of tbe invention, a supporting traine isprovided consisting principally `in .an upright and a ibase. lConnectedwith the upright at thetupper end is a window #engaging member designed:to bold the upper end of the trame correctly in :position vvhilethelovver end is xheld in po-A sition by :the base. A pair ol cables isl mounted on this upright designed to carry a cleansing tool, as forinstance a scrubbing brush oi any desired structure, or a vviping.mechanism 'lhis rcleansing ytool otvvhatvever structure, is moved inone direction by y is represented inthe accompanying;

the cables mounted on xthe upright, and moved in the opposite directionby a .handoperated cable extending to a positioi near the base. 'lidesired, a springopgerated roiler could be' provided to which th cordsor cables on one side of the tool co ld `be connected so that therollers vvill cadse the cleaning tool to move in one directionl Whilethe cleaning 'tool is manually moved or pulled in an opposite directonl.it practical embodiment of the inyedntion rawl ings forming a part ofthisspecicatiion, in which similar' characters of referenciaTA 'mdr catecorresponding partsin all tli'e views.

dligure 1 is a section through a vfrindow showing 'an embodiment of theinvention applied thereto; lFigL 2 is a vievv similar llto Fig. l,except that the same shovvs the `device applied to the upper windowsash. andl carrytrant view of an embodiment of the inv'cn dpectlicationel etter itatent.

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si is anend vietvoft a drying ,took-Fig. bis a transverse sectionthrough ya cleansing tool; lFi-g. d is a front view of .a slightly,modified form oi the invention; Fig. 7 is a top .plan view or parteithe structure shown in d; l? ig. 8 is a sectional view through Fig. 7approrimately on the line 8-,.8; Fig.. -9 is ,a sectional view throughFig. kt3 on the line 9-9 5 tOis a sect-ion through Fig. rb on the line10e-l0; Fig. 1l is a front view Jota slightly modified form oit :theinvention .to that shown in Fig. o; and hig. 12 isa see- `tional rievv:through Fig. l1 on the line M12. Referring to the accompanying drawingsby` numerals, l indicates .the upper .glass 'of a- Window, and 2 .thelower glass, rtiiese glasses being carried :by suit-able .rashes 3 andd, respectively. When .it is Adesired to Wash the vvindovv pane 2, thelWasher is arranged so that the upwardly extending member 5 of .thedouble hooked member 5 will ,extend tor preferably `a short distancebetween the saslies 3 and Li. At the same time ,that the double hookedmember 5 is substarutially7 encircling the lower part of the sash .3,the base 6 `rests ,against the bottoni oi the Window traine :and maybeheld in iplace .by brads, ii desired. When it is desired to vvash voroperate on the pane 1, the sash 3 is lovvered as shown' in Fig. 2, andthe double booked .member 5 is reversed so that the outer; portion 7will dit over the upper edge of the frame 3 and the base 6 will engagethe outer part oi the vrindovv casing or sill. v

yllhe'base 6 maybe of any desired length and is provided with anopeningso as to telescopically tit overtlie standard 8 which is held inposition with respect to the. base by a suitable clamping screw 9. rThestandard d at its upper endhas rigidly .secured thereto a supportingplate l0' which is provided vvitb a removable adjusting bolt itl and adouble hook-shaped retaining inember 10". llllie double hoolesbapedmember 5 is adapted `to rest on' the plate y10a/iid is provided with alongitudinal slot 5" 4lier accommodating the members 10' and 10 so as topermit a proper adjustment et the double hooked member 5 'and also topermit the same to be removed and reversed for turned over so. astolassume the position lshovvn in Fig. l or the position sliovvnwinpatented nee-a 191g... i

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Y of course being used at different times. 'The ends of the 'cables 16-and 17 opposite the ends connected to the bar 20,- are passed beneathpulleys 26 and 27 and connected with a vhand-opera-ted member 28designed to remain normally in the interior .of the building. Thepulleys 26 and 27 are supported by brackets 29 and 30fsecured`to thebase 6 so that any adjustment of the base 6 will, of course, cause acorresponding adjustment of the pulleys. ln'arranging the cab1'es'16 and17 over the pulleys 26 and 27, the same' are passed under the pulleysand from thence over a roller v31 carried by brackets 32 and 33. Inaddition to the cables 16 and 17, a third cable 34 isprovided whichisconnected at 35 to the bar 20 and is then passed' downwardly and underthe `roller 31 and to a point near the handle 28. ByY this constructionand arrangement, wbenever the handle 28 is pulled inwardly or away fromthe pulleys 26 and 27, the barv 2O will be elevated, and whenever'thecable 34 is pulled, the 4bar 20'will be lowered positively. A back andforthA movement of the cables in .this manner will of course cause aback and forth movement of the bar 20 and the tool 25er 25, if the sameis in position on the bar.

The cleansing ,tool 25 is formed with a tank structure 36 designed tocarry water or other cleansing fluid, which is inserted vthrough asuitable opening 37 normally held oni the bar 20. The member 25 isformedl closed by a suitable stopper. On the face of the tank 36 is adistributing member 38,

preferably formed of rubber and provided with a plurality of apertures39 registering with suitable apertures in the face of the tank. It willbe evident that the face member -for distributing the water could be offabric, or other material, as it not only distributes the water, butcauses a washing or scrubbing action' in its back and forth movement.vl4fter the pane has been washed to the desired extent, the cleansingtool 25 is removed and the drying tool 25 is placed with a body portion40 on which the members 23 and 24 lare mounted. The body portion 40.carries a plurality of friction members 41 for rubbing dry the surfaceof the glass.

However, other forms of drying members besides member 41 could beemployed `without departing from'the spirit of the` invention.

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Referring to Figs.` 6 to A.1() inclusive, a slightly modified form ofstructure is shown in which the base 6 is formed in a slightly differentmanner to the base 6 and the cleaning tool is constructed somewhatdifferent. Referring more in detail to vthese figures. the base 6 isprovided with a plurality of grooves 42, in each of which isarranged apulley 43. These pulleys are adapted to accommodate the cables' 16, 17,and 34, so that the same may act substantially in a similar manner tothe way the cables act in the preferred form. However, in order toproperly space the base 6 `from the lower edge of the window sash, anadjustable substantially U-shaped plate 44 is provided, formed withapertures 45' and 46 which accommodate a clamping bolt 47, the clampingbolt 47 bei ng adapted to clamp the plate 44 in any ofits adjustedpositions so as to hold the member 8 and the cleaning tool a certaindistance from the pane of glassbeing cleaned. In order to provide aproper bearing for the ends of the member 44, 'substantially' aresecured in any U-shaped plates 48 and 49 desired manner to the Inaddition to the construction just described, the form of the inventionshown in Fig. 6 is slightly different with respect to the cleaning tooland the movable ltool sup- The bar 20 is designed to thestandard orguide 8 and thereon so as to move the cleaning tool 50. The cleaningtool 50 is provided with a body 51, and a facing-52, preferably ofrubber, which may be covered, if desired, by a cloth covering 53 held inplace by suitable spring clamping members 54. The body 51 is rigidlyconnected with supporting pins 55 and 56 which extend through suitableapertures formed in the bar 20. A spring 57 surrounds each of the pins55 and 56 and continuallypresses pins 58 and 59 against an annulanshoulder on the bar 20 for maintaining; or tending slidingly fit onfreely reciprocate to maintain the cleaning' tool 5C) in an outer i orextended position. By this construction' and arrangement of springs andassociated the cleaning tool is continually resiliently pressed toprovide a properv yielding frictional contact.

In Figs. 11 and 12a slightly modified form of the arrangement of theupper `part of the device is disclosed, in which a movable plate 60 isclamped in the double hooked member 5. AThe plate 60 is provided with apairy of depending arms 61 which are adapted to carry a roller 62containing a spring 63. The spring 63 .is secured at-one end by anydesired means to a shaft 64, and'at the opposite end is secured to theroller 62 so as to continually .tend to turn roller 62 in a certaindirection. 'This against a pane of glass so as plate 10v and the causesthe cables i6', and 17 to be rolled or coiled around roller 62 unlessthe cables 34 are being manually pulled'or operated. The

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l n the device cables connected at Upon releasing the cables 3i thespring 63 will cause the rotation of the roller 62 and consequentlycause the cables 16 and 17 to be wound thereon. Ain this way thecleaning tool 50 maybe moved back and forth by one hand only, while theconstruction shown in `li`igsl to 5 inclusive requires the operation ofboth hands for down or back and cleaning tool.- i

vHaving thus described my invention. I claim 'as new and desire tersPatent: l

l. In a window washer-'of thejclass den scribed, a .scrubbing tool, laframework for causing a proper up and forth movementof the the scrubbingtool a back ment, means arranged at the upper end of the frameworkengaging the. lower part of window when the lower pane is beingwashed,and means for engagupper part of the upper sash o'f a window when theupper pane is being cleaned. y

2. In a window `washer of the class de'- base for the frame adapted torest against thewindo'w casing when ciprocatiug memberN mounted on saida cleaning tool connected with said recipro-` :eating member, a pair ofpulleys supported by said 'frame near the upper end, a pair of pulleyssupported by Asaid base, a pair of ciprocating member and extendingtherefrom over the pulleys at the upper end of said iframe and Vfromunder theV pulleys o n. said base, 'a roller arranged on said baseadjacent said pulleys and beneath said pulleys,

cable connected at `the lower reciprocating member arranged so as topass beneath said roller to a point near the ends of vsaid firstmentioned cables to secure by Let-l means for giving and forth move.

is in use, a pivotally mounted hook member adapted to t over thepupper'part of a sash when the device is being 'operated upon the -uppe'windowpane, a-I'e- I` rume,

teli-mined distance from the one end to saldi-el thence down and and asingle edge of saidwhereby upon a movement of said iirst mentionedcables said reciprocating member will be moved upwardly and upon amovement of said'last mentioned cable said reciproeatin member will bemoved downwardly.

3. in a. Window washer of the class de scribed,'a guiding framework, aplate' rigidly secured to the upper end of said guiding framework, areversible double hooked member mounted on said plate and formed t witha slot, clamping means extending through said plate and through saidslot for vadjustably vclamping said double hooked member in place, saiddouble hooked member being adapted to engage the sash of the win- .dw'for holding the upper end of the guiding frame in place, a baseconnected with the lower en d of the guiding'frame for hold ing the samein place, a reciprocating cleaning tool mounted on said guiding frame,and mea-ns for causing said tool to move longitudinally of said guidingframe.

4f. In a window washer of the class de scribed, a` guiding frame, meansfor conmeeting the upper end of the guiding' frame to a wlndow sash, abase slidingly engaging saidframe, said base being formed with anadjustable plateA for spacing said frame from the window being cleaned,a cleaning tool slidingly mounted on said frame, and means for causing areciprocatory movement of said cleaning tool longitudinally of theguiding frame.

5. In a window washer ofthe class 4described, a guiding frame, asupporting inembei' at the upper end ofA the guiding frame for holdin'gtupper end of the guiding frame 'in' proper position adjacent awin.- dow,.a base connected with said guiding frame, means for holding the base apredewindow `being cleaned, a reciprocating tooislidingly mounted onsaid guiding traine, said reciprocating tool comprising u body, acleaningmember, means for holding the cleaning member on the body, asupport, and resilient means for acting on the support orresilientlyholding said body in a predetermined position, and means for .causing aproper recipromtory movement of said cleaning (tool. y'

ln testimony whereof I have my name to this specification `the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

GAETANO DI GIQVANNL' Witnesses: 'Primm S. Sama, .An'rrrnn Cannons,

